2014–15 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

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2014–15 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
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CIT, First round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2014–15 record20–14 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo † 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Kent State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657
Bowling Green 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Akron 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Miami 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Ohio 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
West
Central Michigan 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Western Michigan 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444 21 – 14   .600
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467
Ball State 2 – 16   .111 7 – 23   .233
† 2015 MAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 12th year head coach Steve Hawkins, played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Akron. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Cleveland State.

Roster[]

The 2014–15 roster is shown in the following table:[1]

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Tucker Haymond Guard/forward 6′ 6″ 220 Sophomore Seattle, Washington
2 Connar Tava Forward 6′ 6″ 235 Junior Macomb, Michigan
4 Jared Klein Guard 6′ 2″ 175 Junior Otsego, Michigan
5 David Brown Guard 6′ 4″ 205 Senior (redshirt) Roscoe, Illinois
11 Bishop Robinson Guard 6′ 3″ 190 Freshman (redshirt) Kalamazoo, Michigan
20 Tim Brennan Guard/forward 6′ 5″ 200 Senior Chicago, Illinois
22 Austin Richie Guard 6′ 3″ 185 Senior Lowell, Indiana
30 Von Washington Guard 6′ 2″ 175 Sophomore (redshirt) Kalamazoo, Michigan
31 Mario Matasovic Forward 6′ 8″ 215 Sophomore Croatia
32 Taylor Perry Guard 6′ 5″ 200 Junior Rochester, Michigan
34 A. J. Avery Forward 6′ 7″ 205 Junior Chicago, Illinois
35 Charles Harris Guard/forward 6′ 5″ 195 Sophomore (redshirt) Antioch, Illinois
40 Kellen McCormick Forward 6′ 8″ 215 Sophomore (redshirt) West Bloomfield, Michigan

Schedule[]

The following is WMU's schedule.[2]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 16, 2014*
2:00 pm 		Aquinas W 87–57  1–0
 University Arena (2,022)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 19, 2014*
7:00 pm, WMYD 		at Oakland W 82–71  2–0
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,415[3])
Rochester, MI
November 22, 2014*
1:00 pm 		Drake W 91–75  3–0[4]
 University Arena (2,328)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 24, 2014*
10:00 pm 		at San Diego
Wooden Legacy 		W 77–70  3–1
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,836[5])
San Diego, CA
November 27, 2014*
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Long Beach State
Wooden Legacy 		W 73–55  3–2
 Titan Gym (2,241)
Fullerton, CA
November 28, 2014*
9:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. San Jose State
Wooden Legacy 		W 79–60  4–2
 Titan Gym (N/A[6][7])
Fullerton, CA
November 30, 2014*
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. San Diego
Wooden Legacy 		W 68–66  5–2
 Honda Center (N/A[7][8])
Anaheim, CA
December 6, 2014*
4:00 pm 		at Northeastern W 81–69  5–3
 Matthews Arena (1,116[9])
Boston, MA
December 14, 2014*
8:00 pm 		at Pacific W 80–72  6–3
 Alex G. Spanos Center (1,736[10])
Stockton, CA
December 20, 2014*
3:00 pm, BTN[11] 		at Northwestern W 67–61  6–4
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,612)
Evanston, IL
December 22, 2014*
7:00 pm 		Alabama A&M W 71–62  7–4
 University Arena (3,108[12])
Kalamazoo, MI
December 30, 2014*
7:00 pm 		New Hampshire W 70–56  8–4
 University Arena (N/A[13])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 2, 2015*
7:00 pm 		Rochester College W 69–54  9–4
 University Arena (2,188[14])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 6, 2015
7:00 pm 		at Akron W 72–52  9–5
(0–1) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,741[15])
Akron, OH
January 10, 2015
1:00 pm 		Buffalo W 78–68  10–5
(1–1) 		University Arena (2,507[16])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 14, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ball State W 95–93 2OT 11–5
(2–1) 		University Arena (2,288[17])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 17, 2015
7:00 pm 		at Toledo W 81–78 OT 12–5
(3–1) 		Savage Arena (6,089[18])
Toledo, OH
January 21, 2015
7:00 pm 		at Miami (OH) W 69–58  13–5
(4–1) 		Millett Hall (667[19])
Oxford, OH
January 24, 2015
2:00 pm 		Akron W 71–69  13–6
(4–2) 		University Arena (3,837[20])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 27, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Buffalo W 77–71  13–7
(4–3) 		Alumni Arena (3,931[21])
Amherst, NY
January 31, 2015
12:00 pm 		at Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 69–63  13–8
(4–4) 		Convocation Center (1,018[22])
Ypsilanti, MI
February 4, 2015
7:00 pm 		Kent State W 67–66  14–8
(5–4) 		University Arena (2,433[23])
Kalamazoo, MI
February 7, 2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 70–65  14–9
(5–5) 		McGuirk Arena (5,350[24])
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 10, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 65–49  14–10
(5–6) 		Stroh Center (1,474[25])
Bowling Green, OH
February 14, 2015
4:30 pm 		Northern Illinois W 69–65  15–10
(6–6) 		University Arena (2,712[26])
Kalamazoo, MI
February 18, 2015
7:00 pm 		Ohio W 80–69  16–10
(7–6) 		University Arena (2,517[27])
Kalamazoo, MI
February 21, 2015
2:00 pm 		Toledo W 97–87  16–11
(7–7) 		University Arena (3,451[28])
Kalamazoo, MI
February 24, 2015
7:00 pm 		at Ball State W 53–48  17–11
(8–7) 		John E. Worthen Arena (2,794[29])
Muncie, IN
February 28, 2015
4:30 pm 		Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 80–72  18–11
(9–7) 		University Arena ([30])
Kalamazoo, MI
March 3, 2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois W 65–63  18–12
(9–8) 		Convocation Center (992[31])
DeKalb, IL
March 6, 2015
7:00 pm 		Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 74–62  19–12
(10–8) 		University Arena (4,239[32])
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2015
7:00 pm 		Ohio
First round 		W 82–74  20–12
 University Arena (N/A[33])
Kalamazoo, MI
March 11, 2015
9:00 pm 		vs. Akron
Second round 		W 58–45  20–13
 Quicken Loans Arena (2,411[34])
Cleveland, OH
CIT
March 18, 2015*
7:00 pm 		Cleveland State
First round 		L 57–86  20–14
 University Arena (1,112[35])
Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

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